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In 2011, comet Lovejoy traveled through the sun’s corona and lived to tell the tale. But its tail was the most telling.
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"I have always emphasized the willingness to discard," says psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman.
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"I have always emphasized the willingness to discard," says psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman.
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"I have always emphasized the willingness to discard," says psychologist and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman.
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Experts filter out reasons to choose one brewing device over another.
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Researchers turned tiny water droplets into cooperative networks that can change shape and pass electrical signals.
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Researchers turned tiny water droplets into cooperative networks that can change shape and pass electrical signals.
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Researchers turned tiny water droplets into cooperative networks that can change shape and pass electrical signals.
Water striders don't really stride, they row on the water. But their legs are spindly and don't seem good for paddling. To find out exactly how water striders propel themselves mechanical engineer David Hu, of Georgia Tech, filmed them rowing on food coloring and built his own robostrider.